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August 1979

A annular solar eclipse in Leo on August 22; Mercury retrograde ends August 10.

Annular Solar Eclipse in Leo

29° Leo · August 22, 1:22 pm ET

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This month

  • First Quarter · ScorpioAug 1 · 1:58 am
  • Full Moon · AquariusAug 7 · 11:22 pm
  • Last Quarter · TaurusAug 14 · 3:02 pm
  • New Moon · LeoAug 22 · 1:11 pm
  • First Quarter · SagittariusAug 30 · 2:10 pm
  • Annular solar eclipse · 29° LeoAug 22 · 1:22 pm
  • LughnasadhAug 7 · 11:11 pm
  • Mercury stations directAug 10 · 9:37 pm
  • Neptune stations directAug 30 · 6:44 am

Mercury retrograde Jul 17 – Aug 10

All times Eastern (America/New_York) — the printed edition's anchor.

Notable aspects

  • Jupiter trine NeptuneAug 3 · 12:09 pm
  • Mercury conjunction VenusAug 4 · 2:34 am
  • Venus sextile PlutoAug 13 · 11:52 am
  • Venus conjunction JupiterAug 16 · 11:57 am
  • Sun conjunction Venus · cazimiAug 25 · 8:38 am
  • Mercury sextile PlutoAug 26 · 7:21 pm